Sponsors rescue village competition

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THE National Village competition, which was in jeopardy as a result of The Cricketer magazine having been subsumed by Wisden, has been saved through backing worth £50,000 from npower, the sponsor of Test matches in England. Further financial assistance of at least £15,000 will be provided by Hook Norton, the brewery.

The continuation of both this competition and The Cricketer Cup, which were kept going by the largesse of the Brocklehurst family, were under threat once Wisden, having bought their majority shareholding in The Cricketer, made known that in future such events would have to be self-supporting.